Dear Editor,
In my column of Sunday, 17th March, about Dr. Jagan I quoted some lines of a poem whose title I could not remember which came to mind when my wife and I first heard he had died. The lines are from Stephen Spender’s “The Truly Great” whose last lines I think are appropriate to all those touched by greatness:
“The names of those who in life fought for life,
Who wore at their hearts the fire’s centre.
Born of the sun they travelled a little while toward the sun
And left the vivid air signed with their honour.”
Sincerely,
Ian Mc Donald
